People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mozambique
Mozambique: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 57.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mozambique, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 57.0% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mozambique peaked at 57.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 89th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.0% | — |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 26.3% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 16.0% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 39.1% | 57.0% | 8 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mozambique?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mozambique was 57.0% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Mozambique ranks 89th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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